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Laccocephalum

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Laccocephalum is a genus of fungi in the family Polyporaceae. The genus was discovered in 1895 by Daniel McAlpine and Otto Tepper.[1] The genus name combines the Ancient Greek words λάκκος ("cistern") and κεφαλή ("head").[2]

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Laccocephalum
Laccocephalum basilapidoides
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Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Polyporales
Family: Polyporaceae
Genus: Laccocephalum
McAlpine & Tepper (1895)
Type species
Laccocephalum basilapidoides
McAlpine & Tepper (1895)
Species

L. basilapidoides
L. hartmannii
L. mylittae
L. sclerotinum
L. tumulosum

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Species

  • Laccocephalum basilapidoides McAlpine & Tepper (1895)
  • Laccocephalum hartmannii (Cooke) Núñez & Ryvarden (1995) – Lord Howe Island
  • Laccocephalum mylittae (Cooke & Massee) Núñez & Ryvarden (1995) – Australia
  • Laccocephalum sclerotinum (Rodway) Núñez & Ryvarden (1995)
  • Laccocephalum tumulosum (Cooke & Massee) Núñez & Ryvarden (1995) – Australia

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